Angelina Jolie Quotes

I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to paint such big pictures, so to speak.

I love directing.

I never thought I wanted to direct. I love the control of it. I love to dream of scenes.

Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor.

The best thing about switching from being an actor to being a director is that you don't have to shave or hold your stomach in anymore.

I still have my talent to produce and direct.

Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come together.

I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.

I'm a filmmaker to my bones.

I completely love directing.

I love the process of filmmaking. I understood that you have to be a writer in order to be a director.

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

I'd love to direct, I'd love to produce. I'd love to learn all about it, and being around it all the time certainly helps.

I do love directing. It's probably my favorite thing that I do.

I had fun doing it, but acting ain't really my thing. I am more of a production/director type. I would rather be behind the scenes and organizing and putting things together like that.

You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting.

On a film, you do your own work, you come together and meet on set, and then you shoot. It's great.

I've watched directors since my very first day of acting because I knew I wanted to direct.

I do enjoy making videos, even though they are long days and very hard work.

I'm definitely moving more towards directing now.

I think you cannot make films without choosing everything.

The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different.

I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors.

My job is to create a film, where we are capturing truth in performances.

I like the fact you can spend two hours setting up a scene that will only last a couple of seconds. And I like just sitting around and dozing between scenes!